Research in the College Context: Approaches and MethodsFrances K. Stage, Kathleen Manning Routledge, 2015 M08 20 - 238 pages Research in the College Context, 2nd Edition provides faculty, students, practitioners, and researchers in the college environment with a manual of diverse approaches and methods for researching higher education and college students. The text offers the reader a variety of qualitative and quantitative research tools including interviewing, surveys, mixed methods, focus groups, visual methods, participatory action research, policy analysis, document analysis and historical methods, secondary data analysis, and use of large national data sets. This revised edition provides readers with current and innovative methodological tools needed to research the complex issues facing higher education today. Each technique is thoroughly presented with accompanying examples, advice for designing research projects, and tips for data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results. Clearly organized and accessible, this volume is the essential guide for experienced and novice researchers. |
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... evaluating programs—all these and more fall under the general rubric of research. This book discusses the development of a research project beginning with the glimmer of an idea, through the gathering of relevant ... evaluation—that.
... evaluation—that constitute the subject matter of this book. From that starting point, strategies to guide the reader ... Evaluation is “any effort to use assessment evidence to improve institutional, departmental, divisional, or agency ...
... evaluation, or other study, the method chosen must be based on a judgment about which techniques best address the topic and question(s). After the research topic and questions are decided, the methodology used flows from that initial ...
... evaluations across the two sections? What are the satisfaction levels of students in each class? The Dean of Arts and Sciences at a large state university has become aware of increasing numbers of college students with a wide variety of ...
... evaluation form are examined, the teacher's scores are mediocre?” Knowledge void. “How does faculty spiritual development influence a person's teaching style?” Action–knowledge or knowledge–action conflict. “Why do faculty members ...
Contents
RespondentBased Methods | |
Focus Groups | |
Mixed Methods | |
Mixed Methods Research | |
Using Original and PreExisting Data and Resources | |
Document Analysis Oral History and Historical Methods | |
Policy Analysis Research | |
Surveys | |
Large Data Set Analysis | |
Large National Datasets | |
Communicating your ResultsAdding to the Knowledge of the Field | |
Contributor Biographies | |
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Research in the College Context: Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage,Kathleen Manning Limited preview - 2013 |
Research in the College Context: Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage,Kathleen Manning Limited preview - 2013 |
Research in the College Context: Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage,Kathleen Manning Limited preview - 2003 |